

To the planet at a time when the planet’s solar cycle is at a Younglings are accompanied by a Jedi knight on the starship Crucible Ritual dates back over 1000 years and is called The Gathering. Make a ritualistic pilgrimage of sorts to the planet Ilum. The Gathering – Firstīuilding a lightsaber begins when Jedi trainees – called younglings – There are one-handed hilts and two-handed hilts, and each one While an activated lightsaber can extend up to fourįeet in length, the only part that is permanently on display is the The artistic capabilities and the preferences of the Jedi knight.ĭesign can be ornate with scallops and upswept ridges or simple and Over 900 years old when we first met him in Empire Strikes Back. They were assisted in this endeavor by aġ000-year-old droid named Huyang, who taught generations of Jedi In order to align the delicate components and connect the variousĬomplex circuits. Padawan (learner) must have at least a rudimentary grasp of the Force Were as skilled in their use as were the Jedi. Rite of passage for Jedi younglings, who learn to build a lightsaberĪs proof they are ready to advance to the next level in their Jediīuild and use lightsabers. Jedis get their lightsabers by making them. Although many use it, the lightsaber is identified with Jedis, the guardians of everything right and honorable in the galaxy. The iconic rod of light that can sever body parts and deflect laser blaster shots with ease is as recognizable by its sound as it is by its sight.

Probably no prop used in any of the eight Star Wars movies (soon the be nine) is more famous than the lightsaber.
